[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17928-17929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7955]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-F-0103]


Nisso America, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Nisso America, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations for hydroxypropyl cellulose be amended by lowering 
the minimum viscosity from 145 centipoises (cPs) to 10 cPs and to 
permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Laura Dye, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food 
additive petition (FAP 0A4780) has been filed by Nisso America, Inc., 
45 Broadway, suite 2120, New York, NY 10006. The petition proposes to 
amend the food additive regulations in Sec.  172.870 Hydroxypropyl 
cellulose (21 CFR 172.870) by lowering the minimum permitted viscosity 
of hydroxypropyl cellulose identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this 
regulation from 145 cPs to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in 
dietary supplements.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) that this action is 
of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental 
assessment

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nor an environmental impact statement is required.

    Dated: March 17, 2010.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2010-7955 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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